Tag: Plateau speaker
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Finally, Plateau Speaker succumbs to pressure, swears in remaining APC lawmakers
Finally, the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Gabriel Dewan, has sworn in all the remaining five members of the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC). The new legislators – Owen Dagogot (Quan Pan North constituency), Theodore Maiyaki (Quan Pan South constituency), Yakubu Sanda (Pengana constituency), Dachung Dadon (Riyom constituency), and Dalyop Gyang…
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Plateau speaker inaugurates 9 of 16 new lawmakers
The Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has inaugurated nine out of the 16 members who won their cases at the Appeal Court. Dewan, at a brief ceremony on Friday in Jos, explained that the nine members met the criteria to be sworn in, while the other seven did not.
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Court orders return of impeached Plateau speaker with immediate effect
A High Court in Plateau has ordered that Abok Ayuba be reinstated as speaker of the state House of Assembly with immediate effect. The presiding judge, Nafisa Musa, in her ruling on Monday, described Ayuba’s impeachment as illegal and held it null and void. The court also awarded N1.5 million as the cost of litigation…
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How police foiled attempted kidnap of Plateau speaker
The Police Command in Plateau has foiled an attempt by gunmen to kidnap Mr Yakubu Sanda, the Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)
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Seat of Plateau State House of Assembly former Speaker, Abok Ayuba, declared vacant
The decision was taken during plenary